Each one endured cautious vetting, for once they were born, emoji are immortal. “The idea of awkward silence will always be present as long as humans exist,” Burtner wrote in her proposal.

London-born Jay Ajayi will make history on Wednesday night when the Miami Dolphins star becomes the first NFL player to have his own Twitter emoji.

The emoji that causes the most grief is, paradoxically, the thumbs-up emoji, which members of Generation Z consider passive aggressive, while older people believe it is used as a sign of ...